Freddie Hubbard

(Sad news to pass along. Here is the official press release from Hubbard’s press reps:)

Jazz legend Freddie Hubbard passed away in Sherman Oaks Hospital this morning (December 29) in Sherman Oaks California at the age of 70. The cause of death was from complications of a heart attack he suffered on November 26.

David Weiss, his longtime manager, arranger and producer who also organized and played trumpet in Hubbard’s last band, The New Jazz Composers Octet, recalls “He played faster, longer, higher and with more energy than any other trumpeter of his era.”Continue Reading →